The complete guide to high-fire glazes : glazing & firing at cone 10 /
John Britt.
- 1st pbk. ed.
- New York : Lark Books, 2007, c2004.
- 184 p. : col. ill. ; 28 cm.
- Lark ceramics book .
- Lark ceramics book. .
A Lark ceramics book--Cover.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Materials, oxides, colorants, and melt tests -- Mixing glazes -- Application -- Measuring heat -- Kilns, firing, and safety -- Testing -- Overview of glaze types -- White and clear -- Iron -- Shino -- Copper -- Green -- Blue -- Purple -- Matte -- Black -- Yellow -- Crystalline -- Wood-fire -- Single-fire -- Salt and soda -- Ash -- How to recalculate a glaze recipe total -- Feldspar chart -- Frit chart -- Kiln wash recipe chart -- Cone charts.
With recipes for mixing, testing, applying, and firing hundreds of high-fire glazes, this fully illustrated reference will help all ceramists gain a better understanding of glazes and the factors that make them work.--[book cover]